Which Rustoleum Primer is best for aluminum on the sides of a pontoon boat. Is it the Marine Primer for Metal or Latex Aluminum type.
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If using an oil based paint such as Rustoleum topside paint, oil based Marine Primer for metal would be best. If for some reason you are using Latex paint then Latex primer would be good. You will not get the gloss of topside paint with a Latex though.
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Excellent coverage - I thinned the stuff 4 to 1 w/ mineral spirits & a quart covered our 26' sailboat's bottom, including its deep, huge bulb keel, as well as the tip or our rudder. The Rust-oleum got really high scores in a comparative test w/ better known brands & so far, we've been really pleased. We applied two coats from a 2nd can because the paint was so cheap - there's still approx. a pint left over in the 2nd can. I applied the paint w/ a long fiber "fuzzy" roller & the job was easy. Good luck, you'll end up w/ a really hard coating that's almost like a flat finish gel coat.
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I used it with SEM metal etching primer and on parts without primer. Depends on where the part is for. For a car suspension lower control arms, spraye primer first.
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I don't know where you live, but if you could get the bar sand or media blasted first that would take off any rust and loose chrome or anything else for that matter. If you can't do that you can just sand it by hand until you have a smooth and rust free surface and then use the primer. Another way is to buy a can of rust remover and shoot it on first, then sand and primer. The rust reformer will keep any rust from coming thru the new finish. You can purchase it on Amazon too. Hope this helps you.
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No. But the rustolium paint and primer spray cans would do a pretty good job. I painted a 21 foot aluminum boat with it and it looks great.
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From what I have read on their website, you would need to clean off all the paint to bare aluminum for it to be permanant. It works great on the bottom of my boat, but I was down to bare metal.
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Hi Bruce, Suspenz are available in a Marine Grade version for a little extra cost, you can find them on Amazon. As per the other replies, these are well made racks and I am very happy with my purchase.But I do not live near the ocean and cannot comment on the rust for this specific version. They are worth the price, so buying the Marine Grade for a little extra would be worth it.Regards,
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I don't think this is the product you want for that application. I would go with an outdoor wood coating such as spar varnish, there are a few sold here but here is one: Rust-Oleum 207008 Marine Spar Varnish 1-Quart
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Aluminum is better. I did a bunch of research before I bought an outdoor table and chairs. Aluminum will never rust, but steel eventually.
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I spray epoxy primer and it's pretty thick... You should be fine... Spraying latex.. 3m had one of the top primer guns out there for automotive industry., nice thing is this gun comes with a gauge and you can control how much psi goes into the gun... I bought this gun from this site and love the purchase I made.. It comes with a 1.8 nozzle which is pretty thick for most primers.. But mainly it's trial and error if you don't know.. Another key thing to note is that all spray guns require a good compressor since paint guns tend to use allot of air... hope this helped..
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I have used gluvit to seal the rivets and seams in a 1957 vintage Lonestar aluminum boat. The product is excellent and sealed everything. It is known by fishermen who have aluminum boats as their righthand man. It takes about 2 days for it to totally dry in 70 degree weather. It is not as fast a drying time as epoxy. The mixture of the hardener is critical and it can be rolled or brushed on wood. Because of its slow drying time, it may not be what you would want to use on a deck. Good Luck.
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Hi Carole, The Sargent paint is acrylic water base so if you are painting over anything other than water based acrylic I would recommend a primer coat. The Sargent paint had a very nice metallic shine once dried. I have 5 of their metallic based paints in blur, red, copper,silver and gold and all have worked wonderfully on canvas, wood and primed metal. If being used outside or around water you should finish with a water based water proofing sealer. Hope this helps. Ed Huffine EAH Abstracts
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Bryan, the 3M works very well on every (non painted) aluminum surface I've tried it on. I don't have any experience with salt water corrosion/tarnish problems, but I would guess 3M will work on SW exposure up to the extent the metal is permanently oxidized and actually eroded i.e. GONE! Good luck. Ray Anderson
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Yes. I would definetely recomend Rustoleum self etching primer. Worked great for me!
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From the brief search I did on those substances, I'd say no. I've sprayed a rust proof primer and it came out kind of clumpy with the larger tip. I have shot tractor and implement enamels, with a little bit of thinning they can come out nicely. If you have to time to do multiple light coats, it might work.Also, and unrelated, I've been using a brake cleaner to clean this gun the last few times. It's reduced cleanup time by 2/3 and so far has shown no ill effects.
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I am not sure how "Permatex 81775 Rust Treatment , 8 oz." would be used for painting porch decking. If you porch has a rusting metal deck then maybe... I used the rust treatment for locking in/stopping the rust from developing on my car's undercarriage. I don't think this is meant to be painted on or even viewed, it starts a chemical reaction that coats the rusted metal with a greenish/blackish glassy looking substance (the Permatex?!).. I'm not sure it can be primed or painted on. I would read the use carefully before doing anything with it, is probably very toxic as well.
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Im not sure. I have polished aluminum. It turned it a dull white at first , but a day on the water they looked better than the day i bought my pontoons. I have a sun 5tacker party barge.